Fight-by-fight results for Fatal Fury fight card in Times Square:
Ryan Garcia (24-1-1 NC, 21 KOs vs. Rolly Romero (16-2, 13 KOs)
12 Rounds, Welterweights
ROLLY ROMERO UD12 OVER RYAN GARCIA
Rolly Romero dropped Ryan Garcia in round two and went on to outpoint the fading star by scores of 115-112, 115-112 and 118-109. Two of three underwhelming fights on the DAZN Pay-Per-View card produced odd results, as Garcia rival Devin Haney scored an unimpressive win earlier in the night.
Romero jammed up the planned rematch between Garcia and Haney, starting with a pair of left hands that decked the social media star in round two. Garcia came back with competitive rounds but his energy level waned as the fight wore on. By the time the final bell rang, the outcome was fairly clear, barring a nonsensical job from the judges.
At the conclusion of Haney’s UD over Jose Ramirez, most thought his skittish, defensive posture made him vulnerable in a return bout with Garcia. After Garcia’s fight, who knows what’s going on.
RD 1 – Slow night continues, Garcia wins the round behind his steady jab. 10-9 Garcia.
RD 2 – Garcia down from two left hands. Got up and fought back. 10-8 Romero, 19-18 Romero
RD 3 – Slow again, maybe for Ryan, 10-9 Garcia, 28-28.
RD 4 – Slow and tactical. Seems like Ryan could win this fight with his jab. Very cautious since the aftermath of the knockdown. 10-9 Garcia, 38-37 Garcia.
RD 5 -Seems like Garcia wins with the slow pace, Rolly’s chance at victory is fireworks. Another slow round favors Garcia, 10-9 Garcia, 48-46 Garcia.
RD 6 – Close, Ryan’s throwing more power shots now, Rolly is more consistent. 10-9 Romero, 57-56 Garcia.
RD 7 – Garcia got his offense going a little more that round, 10-9 Garcia, 67-65 Garcia.
RD 8 -Tough to score, Ryan controlled the first half, then went inactive. Rolly wins it with more action. 10-9 Romero, 76-75 Garcia.
RD 9 – Easy for Romero, Garcia did just about nothing. 10-9 Romero, 85-85.
RD 10 – Garcia’s got nothing. Not sure what the problem is, there will be plenty of speculation. 10-9 Romero, 95-94 Romero.
RD 11 – Nothing at all from Garcia, 10-9 Romero, 105-103 Romero.
RD 12 – Romero closed it out as Garcia didn’t show any urgency. 10-9 Romero, 115-112 Romero.
DEVIN HANEY UD12 OVER JOSE RAMIREZ
Devin Haney got back in the ring for the first time since his punishing outing against Ryan Garcia and fought an exceedingly cautious fight en route to a 12-round unanimous decision. Official scores were 119-109, 119-109, 118-110. IntheCorner.net scored it 119-110 for Haney.
Devin Haney showed elite foot speed and movement all over the ring but didn’t very often combine it with a meaningful offensive attack. Much was made of his work with Shane Mosely leading up to this fight in an effort to come with more power. When he did throw punches, they were heavy shots but there was no way to see the results of the work in camp. Too few punches landed with very few moments of sustained energy.
Meanwhile, Jose Ramirez couldn’t do a thing with the elusive Haney. Round after round, Ramirez pursued Haney, this way and that, never cutting off the ring and he only landed 40 punches over the 12 rounds per stats shown at the end of the fight.
It’s hard to say what’s next for Devin Haney. He is rumored to have a signed deal for a Ryan Garcia rematch but his chances for success are hard to determine off of this performance.
RD 1 – Almost nothing happened. Haney moving all over the ring, not punching. 10-10.
RD 2 – Haney let his hands go just a bit that round, got some shots in. Ramirez doesn’t look like he’s going to be able to land on him. 10-9 Haney, 20-19 Haney.
RD 3 – Haney still jumping around a lot but he’s getting into a groove. His right hand his landing pretty well on Ramirez. Ramirez plodding along, winding up for big shots that miss. 10-9 Haney, 30-18, Haney.
RD 4 – 10-9 Haney, huge disparity in skills. 40-37 Haney.
RD 5 – Haney is doing a Tank Davis-style wait, wait, wait then explode with power shots. Not really Devin’s game. He’s winning easily but no sure this is what is should look like. 10-9 Haney, 50-46 Haney.
RD 6 – Probably give that one to Ramirez, he pressed and threw more than he has been. He’s cut under the left eye. 10-9 Ramirez, 59-56 Haney.
RD 7 – Slow round but there was an exchange right at the bell where Ramirez landed a left to Haney’s head. We’ll see if he can follow Ryan Garcia’s example. 10-9 Haney, 69-65 Haney.
RD 8 – Back to slow pace, Haney scoring in isolated spots, Ramirez following him around. 10-9 79-74 Haney.
RD 9 – Same story, Ramirez pressed with some urgency but he just can’t get there. Haney’s too slippery. Devin landed a few good solid shots. 10-9 Haney, 89-83 Haney
RD 10 – Same pattern, 10-9 Haney, 99-92 Haney
RD 11 – Well, we know Devin’s in shape. His movement has completely prevented Ramirez from getting anything going. 10-9 Haney, 109-101 Haney.
RD 12 – It ended the way it started. Tough fight to watch. You could have watched the first two rounds and nothing else, it never changed. 10-9 Haney, 119-100 Haney.
TEOFIMO LOPEZ UD12 OVER ARNOLD BARBOZA JR.
Teofimo Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs) outboxed Arnold Barboza Jr. (32-1, 11 KOs) over 12 rounds with a masterful effort in New York City. Official scores were 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110. InTheCorner.net had it 118-110.
Lopez controlled the distance and the pace with excellent footwork and used his hand speed to bedevil Barboza for nearly the entire fight. One big right hand in round six appeared to turn the tide for Barboza but the fight reverted to Lopez’ favor as he got right back into his fight plan.
Barboza never sustained an attack and, in fact, he held back while Lopez executed his plan with very little resistance.
Teofimo Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) vs.Arnold Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 )
12 Rounds, WBO Junior Welterweight championship
RD 1 – Tactical start, both took some chances. Nothing sustained yet. 10-9 Lopez.
RD 2 – Still tactical, sporadic punching. Lopez pressing more, nothing of signifcance just yet but power shots are being set up. 10-9 Lopez, 20-18 Lopez.
RD 3 – Close round, could be a Barboza round. Teo’s using movement and leaping in with his shots. Barboza’s countering well. Slight edge to Teo, 10-9 Lopez, 30-27 Lopez.
RD 4 – Good start for Teo, controlling the distance and jumping in to fire off quick shots. Not taking much back. Barboza needs to close the distance, cut off the movement. 10-9 Lopez, 40-36 Lopez.
RD 5 – Good round for Teo, Barboza not firing enough, 10-9 Lopez, 50-45 Lopez.
RD 6 – Barboza drilled him with a right, changed the tempo. 10-9 Barboza, 59-54 Lopez.
RD 7 – Barboza did almost nothing. 10-9 Lopez, 69-63 Lopez.
RD 8 – Barboza still can’t solve the puzzle. Teo controlling the fight with his movement, not getting hit, jumping in with his shots, disrupting Barboza’s timing. 10-9 Lopez, 79-72 Lopez.
RD 9 – Slow pace, not enough from Barboza. Not very entertaining fight at this point, Barboza not able to change the pace. 10-9 Lopez, 89-81 Lopez.
RD 10 – 10-9 Lopez, 99-90 Lopez.
RD 11 – Barboza finally fired and got some business done. Never rocked him but sustained an attack for the first time. 10-9 Barboza, 108-101 Lopez.
RD 12 – 10-9 Lopez, no sell-out effort to save it by Barboza. They were on different levels tonight. 10-9 Lopez, 118-110.
UNDERCARD
Fight 2 – Reito Tsutsumi (Pro Debut vs. Levale Whittington (1-2-1, 1 KO),
6 Rounds, featherweights
Tsutsumi UD6 by scores 60-54 X2, 58-56.
RD1 – Both southpaw, Tsutsumi pressuring. Whittington not backing off, not fighting like an opponent. Tsutsumi has heavy hands and digs the body well. Whittington scoring with rights to the head, both counters and jabs. 10-9 T
RD 2 – More of the same pattern but Tsutsumi staggered him with a left hand. Didn’t follow up with too much urgency. Easy round for Tsutsumi, 10-9, 20-18.
RD 3 – Tsutsumi’s winning all three rounds cleary but Whittington is landing meaningful shots with both hands. 10-9 T, 30-27 T.
RD 4 – Same pattern, Tsutsumi would benefit from throwing more combinations but he’s winning these rounds just attacking the way he his. Whttington had his moments again in the fourth, switched lefty, righty. 10-9 T, 40-36 T.
RD 5 – Tsutsumi came out firing with both hands but didn’t have the power to rally for a knockdown or stoppage, so he backed off a bit. Whittington continued to land, no huge power advantage for Tsutsumi. 10-9 T, 50-45 T.
RD 6 – Good round for Tsutsumi, clear win in the round and the fight. He didn’t have the power to do big damage but he outpunched Whittington over six. 10-9 T, 60-54 T.
Fight 1 – 3-round bout between NYFD and NYPD fighters with headgear. James Gennari of NYFD was given the decision after three action-packed rounds.
